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Alberto Carvalho to face big challenges as LAUSD superintendent
Alberto Carvalho announced today that he’s leaving his job as the head of Miami-Dade County Public Schools to become the next superintendent of LA Unified School District.
Alberto Carvalho announced today that he’s leaving his job as the head of Miami-Dade County Public Schools to become the next superintendent of LA Unified School District. He’s taking the job as hundreds of LAUSD employees were fired for failing to meet the vaccine mandate, and nearly 35,000 students have yet to receive their first dose.
In Tripoli, Libya, old warehouses have been turned into secret prisons to hold thousands of Europe-bound migrants, sometimes indefinitely, and under the most inhumane conditions.
Film critics review the newest releases: “West Side Story,” “The Unforgivable,” “Don't Look Up,” “Being The Ricardos.”
And Good Food host Evan Kleiman talks about warming spices and gives a recipe for chocolate gingerbread with lemon curd.
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4 storiesAlberto Carvalho: LAUSD gets new superintendent from Miami
Alberto Carvalho is taking the job as hundreds of LAUSD employees were fired for failing to meet the vaccine mandate, and nearly 35,000 students have yet to receive their first dose.
Read the story9 minMigrants want new lives in Europe, are caught and imprisoned in Libya
In Tripoli, several warehouses have been turned into secret prisons to hold thousands of migrants, sometimes indefinitely, and under the most inhumane conditions.
Read the story16 minAriana DeBose helps save ‘West Side Story’ and kills it in dance, says critic
Critics review “West Side Story,” Steven Spielberg’s remake of the beloved classic starring Rita Moreno and Natalie Wood; “The Unforgivable,” starring Sandra Bullock as an ex-convict starting her life after 20 years in prison; “Don't Look Up,” a…
Read the story17 minWrap yourself in warming spices, make chocolate gingerbread
We all associate warm spices with the winter holiday season. Cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg start to appear in pumpkin pie form in early November.
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